recessive

• Se dit d'un trait génétique qui ne s'exprime que lorsqu'il est hérité des deux parents, ou caractérise ce qui tend à s'effacer, à être moins dominant ou à reculer.

Describes a genetic trait that is expressed only when inherited from both parents, or a tendency to withdraw or be less dominant.

1. Economic declineB2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a period of economic recession.

   Récessif (en économie)

   • The government implemented policies to counter recessive trends in the economy.
   • Recessive pressures in the market led to widespread layoffs.
   • Analysts predicted a recessive phase for the next quarter.

   Synonymesdepressedrecessionary

2. Genetic traitB2formalscientific

   Describing a gene that produces its characteristic effect only when its paired allele is identical.

   récessif (trait génétique)

   • Blue eye color is a recessive trait in humans.
   • The recessive gene for the disorder only manifests when both parents carry it.
   • In pea plants, the white flower color is recessive to purple.

   Synonymeslatentmaskedunexpressed

   Antonymesdominant

• Nom désignant un allèle qui ne manifeste son phénotype caractéristique que lorsqu'il est présent en deux copies identiques (homozygotie), ou, par extension, un trait ou un gène récessif.

A noun referring to an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.

1. Recessive alleleC1formalscientific

   An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.

   Allèle récessif

   • The recessive allele for blue eyes only appears when both parents carry it.
   • In pea plants, the recessive allele for wrinkled seeds is masked by the dominant allele.
   • Genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis are caused by recessive alleles.

   Synonymesrecessive allelerecessive gene

   Antonymesdominant